 MultiRail systems for the Meistersingerhalle in NurembergMeistersingerhalle is the communal, cultural and convention centre of the city of Nuremberg, named after the Nuremberg tradition of Meistersingers. Richard Wagner put up a monument in honour of this tradition in his opera "The Mastersingers of Nuremberg". After a competition in the year 1958, Prof. Harald Loebermann and Prof. Wunibald Puchner were commissioned for the construction and interior decoration respectively of the auditoria. The construction of the Nuremberg hall started in 1960 and ended in 1963 and it was inaugurated on 7 September 1963. RenovationThe huge rectangular hall spreads across 23,000 m³ and has a stage, rows to the sides and back and a large Steinmeyer organ. With the usual seating arrangement for concerts, the large hall can accommodate about 2100 seats. At present, the Meistersingerhalle is being renovated from the EU purse among other fund sources. The renovation includes the installation of modern fire protection systems in the suspended ceiling above the concert halls. Over 60 sprinkler system installers will now access the suspended ceilings along with the maintenance personnel of lighting, air-conditioning and ventilation systems.
Treading the sensitive coffered ceiling of the luxurious hall is prohibited since there is a risk of falling. Installation of fall protection systemsNumerous MultiRail systems have been installed above the main hall. The total length of the straight and curved models is more than 360 m and they are installed on the entire catwalk. For safety purposes, closed shuttles on the longitudinal and diagonal rails are fastened in such a way that they cannot be disengaged. A steel rope attached to each shuttle serves as an extension to compensate for the height differences. This ensures that the user is in a position to fasten or unfasten his/her lanyard at any given place and time. One had to guide the fall protection system over several curves and different heights in addition to the aforementioned situation in a smaller room next door. Söll´s Xenon system was used for this purpose. The rope-based Xenon structure facilitates extremely flexible routing.
The renovation work was planned and executed by the Knoll Arbeitsschutz GmbH, Nuremberg. The installation took 14 days. The actual process lasted much longer since renovation work had to be stopped during concerts and rehearsals.
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